Hello all

Hi all, I'm Jeff from the mid-western U.S.. I've been reading around the site and liked what I saw so...you guessed it..I joined up.
**I landed here trying to get confirmation as to whether Geithner was actually questioned by NYPD, not starting a topic about it, just saying**

A little about me. As far as politics go, I'm neither left or right, while I do have some beliefs that go one way or the other, I consider most politicians to be liars and thieves. To be honest I had pretty much given up on our government. I tried to warn people during the Reagan years, protested the first Iraq war, Busch Sr. ect. ect. and no one listened. I re-kindled my interest in politics in the past couple years because a lot of the lies and corruption, are coming to the surface. We live in some pretty intense times, it's going to be very interesting to see how things play out in the next couple years.

When it comes to religion I don't really discuss it, I have my beliefs and everyone else has theirs. So don't look for me in any of the religious forums/threads _javascript:icon('')

I'm 42, and have worked in the construction and steel fabrication trades since I was 16. I love building things with my hands, always have and always will. I have a few hobbies, I wakeboard in the summer, and snowboard in the winter. I guess that's about it for now, I look forward to getting to know everyone.

Welcome to the ATS Family...sounds like you'll fit in perfectly....

Des

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Welcome to ATS. I think the Geithner thing had us all a bit wary but Ben Fulford can be a bit testing at times too. We will see I guess, or not.

Anyway, welcome and enjoy. Watch out for the shills and wear the tinfoil at all times in the beginning.

Welcome to the boards. Membership comes with a nasty addiction, I hope you are aware You might be the exception, Main thing is to have fun and meet some of the best people on the web!

Hello there! So glad that you decided to join up, we have a very special little presentation tour to help get you on your way here at ATS. We know that it can be overwhelming at times. Heck I've been here for 7 years and I still get lost, LOL.

Welcome JeffreyCH

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Thank you all for the warm welcome, and warning about getting addicted lol. I finally got a chance to really sit and do some reading. Mostly trying to get a feel for the forums, and the flow that different topics take on. I really enjoy the manner in which topics are discussed, I commend the staff on keeping the site free of immature "flame wars" that plague a vast majority of these type of forums. I also really like the graphics freedom here, the mini profile BG, avatars, and allowing graphics for signatures. I like to play around in photoshop once in awhile so having a place to post my stuff up is a big plus for me.